With more information from McKenzie, Larry Fisher at The Hockey Writers, and MSP's "100 hours," I am ready for an updated Hurricanes Mock with commentary.
1st: Nick Robertson--I agree with the analysis that was offered earlier.
2nd (36): Nils Hoglander (according to McKenzie's ranking he will be available if the Canes take Robertson in the first). The Canes go for two high-upside smallish wingers. Don't worry size is on the way.
2nd (37): Egor Afanasyev--both McKenzie and Fisher have him around this spot. He is big (6'3", 204), a decent skater, and considered to have some scoring upside. Just can't see the Canes picking three small wingers.
2nd (59): Samuel Bolduc--the most physically imposing (6'4", 209) of the d-men available with this pick. A strong skater who was among the best in strength tests at the NHL combine. A little torn between Bolduc and Simon Lundmark. Bolduc gets the slight edge because the LDs in the system (Bean and Sellgren) are trending smaller.
3rd: Maxim Cajkovic--a scoring, right-shot winger who some had in the top 40 earlier in the year. McKenzie has him ranked exactly 90. If he is available, then the Canes take another boom-or-bust shot. If Cajkovic isn't still on the board, which I think is likely, I like taking Zac Jones who reminds me of a left-shot version of Adam Fox.
4th: Ryan Siedem--a right-shot defenseman who was solid in the USHL playing first-line minutes and being used on both special teams. My model adds the most value after the first two rounds and Siedem is identified as one of the better values.
5th: Roman Basran--the goalie I like best outside the top two of Knight and Sogaard. Basran has decent size (6'2", 192) and has excelled in limited best-on-best situations in addition to being one of the youngest goalies available.
6th: Martin Lang--the youngest player available in the draft as Lang has a 9/15 birthday. He is a right-shot Czech winger who has decent numbers in international play. A boom-or-bust pick in the truest since.
6th: Alexander Lundqvist--another PSF favorite. Lundqvist is a left-shot d-man with good size (6'2", 183) and great bloodlines.
7th: Grayson Ladd--a second right-shot defenseman who could be a late round steal. If Ladd is gone, Thomas Pelletier is another right-shot d-man who has sleeper potential.
Positional/shot breakdown:
3 left-shot wingers (Robertson, Hoglander, Afanasyev)
2 right-shot wingers (Cajkovic, Lang)
2 left-shot D-men (Bolduc, Lundqvist)
2 right-shot D-men (Siedem, Ladd)
1 goalie (Basran)